PORTLAND — Four teams of attorneys representing various branches and agencies of government had their day in court Friday, when the justices of Maine’s highest court heard oral arguments in the case of 65 disputed gubernatorial vetoes. The courtroom was packed with lawmakers, r...

SCARBOROUGH — A Portland man was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in 2013. Timothy M. Hunt, 29, was convicted on six counts of gross sexual assault and six counts of unlawful sexual touching, according to a press release from the Scarborough Police...

SOUTH PORTLAND — A city woman who died Saturday, July 25, in a motorcycle crash in Westbrook was not wearing a helmet. It is believed that speed and alcohol were factors in the accident, Capt. Sean Lally of the Westbrook Police Department said Thursday morning. Jennifer Lavign...

SCARBOROUGH — With a third school budget validation referendum less than a week away, independent groups representing both sides of the issue, as well as School Board members and town councilors seem to agree: the budget must be approved on Aug. 4. So far, the town has spent app...

SOUTH PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday continued its discussion of how best to implement an open space philosophy, and weighed the possibility of having the Conservation Commission do most of the work. City Manager Jim Gailey presented a list of

SCARBOROUGH — Police Chief Robert Moulton said Wednesday that his department is not providing private security at the Prout’s Neck home of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after Goodell's decision Tuesday to uphold a four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

SOUTH PORTLAND — The National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education will receive about $1.2 million in funding from the National Institude of Environmental Health Sciences. The announcement was made Wednesda...